Last time I ended up with a shitty first draft. And it was shitty — I changed my mind in the middle of the story twice, I didn’t like the name of one of the characters after I typed it out a dozen times, and overall the whole thing was a mess. So now it [...]
Last time, I talked about outlining the story. From there, I started on my shitty first draft. (Note: Get used to the word “shitty.” It comes up a lot.) To be clear, I intentionally call this a shitty first draft. That first draft is paralyzing — the act of pure creation is terrifying, and many [...]
One thing I haven’t done on my blog is go through the process of creating fiction, from start to finish. Since I’m in the middle of a short story, I thought it would be a good time to correct that oversight. This is my contribution to Tales of the Far West, an anthology for the [...]
Martin Livings did a mini-review of “Close Encounters of the Urban Kind,” including a nice nod for “Gloomy Sunday.” (Thanks, Martin!) [T]he best compliment I can pay this one is that it ended too soon. I could see a novel growing out of this tale of genetically-implanted musical melancholy. And since I’m on the topic [...]
Long day of work today, but I did get my two copies of Close Encounters of the Urban Kind in today! And just to prove that I do indeed have a story in there: (Sorry so blurry – my iPhone was having trouble keeping it in focus.) I’ve actually lost track of how often I’ve [...]
I just got this from the folks at Apex Publishing. Right now you can grab the eBook of Close Encounters of the Urban Kind and pay what you want over at Smashwords. That means you can grab it for free, toss a coin in the hat, or pay list price. It doesn’t matter. We only want [...]
Originally published at The Whitechapel Project (for MP3s and polls, click this link). You can comment here or there. Cover of "Close Encounters of the Urban Kind" Long story short: an anthology I’ve been published in is open for pre-orders. Buying a copy would be awesome. Details: Pre-ordering opened today for Close Encounters of the [...]